About Peter Edward

Peter Edward Ball is an attorney that specialize in corporate law, competition law, appeals, and white-collar crime. He practices at Fitch Law Partners LLP, with workplaces in Boston, Providence, and Wellesley Hills. He earned his J.D. from Columbia Law School and earned magna cum laude honors from Brown University in 1981.

He was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1985 and the New York Bar in 1986. He is also admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District of Massachusetts. The U.S.

Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, and District of Columbia Circuits. At Fitch Law Partners LLP, he has represented clients in complicated white-collar felony instances, government investigations, and civil litigation. Notably, he secured a declination of prosecution for a countrywide corporation investigated for underpaid state profits taxes. He also achieved a favorable resolution for a Massachusetts civil engineering firm in a prime criminal and False Claims Act research, resulting in no criminal accusations and no admission of wrongdoing.

He has been acknowledged in "Best Lawyers in America" and "Massachusetts Super Lawyers," which includes being listed amongst the Top 100 New England Super Lawyers in 2012. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association — He is fluent in English. He is primarily based in Boston, Massachusetts, and can be reached at (617) 542-5542.

Education

Brown University

1981

Columbia Law School

Languages

English (Spoken, Written)

Accepted Jurisdictions

Massachusetts
New York

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court · Admitted 1986
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York U.S. District Court · Admitted 1986
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts U.S. District Court · Admitted 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 1990
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 1990

Types of Cases Handled

White-Collar Crime Antitrust Law Business Law Appeals & Appellate

Legal Services Scope

Trial Appeal